DLP Technology
Steve Jones isn't talking about his new television, but rather a new technology dealing with data and databases.
2008-09-24
137 reads
Editorials
Face to Face
The cost of fuel is rising, telecommuting is becoming more widespread, and the advance of digital technologies has us often working virtually, even in the same office. Steve Jones thinks we shouldn't forget the value of a little face time and and then.
2008-09-22
67 reads
Good Data Loss - Database Weekly (Sept 22, 2008)
As we retain more and more data, it becomes important not just to decide how long to retain different types of data, but also to identify that data that can be removed. Steve Jones talks about some of the challenges of this with databases.
2008-09-22
54 reads
The Glue that Binds
This Friday Steve Jones polls the community of developers about the time they spend dealing with data access.
2008-09-19
121 reads
The Release Schedule
Coordinating the release of software among all the groups involved can be quite a chore. Steve Jones comments on some of the challenges.
2008-09-18
229 reads
Databases for Change
Meaningful change often requires information collection, processing, retrieval and distribution. As database professionals, that's our bag. So what can we do to help things along?
2008-09-17
175 reads
The Broken Window
A new data mining thrilled from Jeffrey Deaver has Steve Jones concerned about the centralization of data mining.
2008-09-16
164 reads
A Lack of SQL
Steve Jones talks about a company looking to write all their stored procedures using the CLR in SQL Server. Is this a good idea?
2008-09-15
248 reads
Is it 1995?
A bug in the SQL Server 2008 upgrade process has Steve Jones questioning the coding practices at Microsoft.
2008-09-15
71 reads
2008-09-12
110 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Lilo
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Question of the Day
The Funny Dynamic SQL
What happens when I run this code:
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